I looked at him a little incomprehensibly, first of all, I am a person who is deeply favored by Yang Guang, theoretically I will truthfully report any official changes to him, and it will do Yang Su more harm than good to keep me by his side; Secondly, my father has made it clear that he will not stand on his side at least if he refuses his proposal, and it is a well-known fact that I am now close to Yu Wenhua, so wouldn't it be an extra hidden danger for me to follow him?

Seeing my puzzled expression, he still smiled and said, "You don't understand? It's okay, you'll understand it in the future. With that, he walked away quickly.

I looked at his back and felt that everyone around me was unfathomable—my dad was like that, but he didn't hide anything from me; Yu Wenhua is like this, he treats me as half a confidant; Yang Guang is the same, he should think that I am a simple villain; Yang Su is like this again, so what does he think of me?

I thought about it for a while, and seemed to understand a little why Yang Su put me by his side.

Because of the rebellion of the Han king, Yang Guang felt that it was necessary to build another capital east of Daxing City to control the Kanto region, and Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Zhou royal family, naturally became the first choice, so as early as the beginning of the Han king's rebellion, he asked Yu Wenhua to accompany Yu Wenkai to Luoyang to plan carefully, and when the rebellion was just settled, he couldn't wait to start building a new capital. As for Yang Su, there is a reason why he was appointed as the commander-in-chief, he presided over the construction of Renshou Palace by the first emperor, and the project went very smoothly and was repaired quickly.

When Yang Su asked Yang Guang to let me go with him, Yang Guang looked at him with his unique complex expression, and then stared at me for a long time before nodding thoughtfully.

Yang Su is different from Yang Guang, at least I have never been polite to Yang Su in words, and following him to Luoyang this time naturally continued my consistent style. But the strange thing is that Yang Su has never been angry because of my unceremonious words.

Starting from Daxing City all the way to the east, Yang Su asked me to follow him, we rode horses and walked together, I didn't think it was much honor, but his youngest son Yang Jishan was very unhappy next to him, and frequently glanced at this side, wanting to speed up to keep up, and Yang Su seemed to have known that he was scheming, but he just turned his head and glared at him on the horse, and he was immediately honest.

"Completed, I see that you and the old man have been sullen all the way, so what's the matter?" After walking for most of the day, Yang Su ordered everyone to stop and rest for a while, while I followed him for a walk not close to everyone, and he asked me this question as soon as he walked to a place where no one was.

I replied: "In Daxing City, Xia Guan once heard people talk about it, saying that in the present world, it is the blessing of the people of Li to unify the world and rise to peace, but along the way, what I have seen is not so, so I am worried about Your Majesty. ”

Yang Su nodded when he heard this, and said, "You think a lot. ”

In fact, I think more about the people who died in vain in the Liangyi Palace, but this one must not be said to him, so I have to find other reasons to prevaricate, but the reason I am looking for is indeed the truth.

The official road from Daxing City to Luoyang should be considered a relatively wealthy place, after all, it is close to the capital, but as soon as we left the city, we encountered groups of beggars, and it is said that they were stopped outside the city and not allowed to enter. Everyone else reacted normally, but I couldn't help but think of what I saw along the way when I left Daxing City for the first time a long time ago, similar to now.

When we arrived in Luoyang, it was dusk, and this thousand-year-old capital was lazily lying in the afterglow of the winter sunset, as if complaining about people's forgetfulness, and the quaint city walls were glowing with a chill. I looked carefully as I passed the gates, and I couldn't see the slightest trace of the capital.

Yang Guang also arrived in Luoyang not long after we arrived, and lived in the Luoyang Palace for half a month, once again proving that he was too energetic, in just ten days, he walked the whole of Luoyang, personally reviewed the capital system designed by Yu Wenkai, and asked Yang Su with great interest when it could be repaired. They discussed specific matters, and I felt like I was here to make soy sauce.

But Yang Guang's separate summons negated this.

He summoned me the day before he returned to Daxing City.

"Built, what do you think of Luoyang?" The first person he asked was not Yang Su, which surprised me a little.

I replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Luoyang is the ancient capital, located in the middle, it is actually the gateway to the East, if the capital is built here, it can always take the Kanto region and prevent the previous Kanto rebellion." Your Majesty is wise. ”

Yang Guang's calm face showed a very reserved and deliberate look, and said, "That's right. But I didn't come to you for that. ”

Of course, I knew what he was for, so I replied: "Your Majesty summoned Wei Chen for the purpose of Yue Guogong?" ”

Yang Guang looked at me, his gaze became a little complicated, and this kind of look made me feel very uncomfortable. He said, "Yes, so it seems that you know your heart. ”

I thought about it for a moment, and suddenly it felt that there was something else in his words, mixed with a hint of sarcasm. I remembered Yu Wenhua's words, saying that Yang Guang hates people who are smarter than him, but is it such a simple thing, can it be considered smart?

I hurriedly arched my hand and said: "Weichen is stupid, I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty." ”

He thought for a while and then said, "What has happened to Yang Su recently?" ”

Such an interrogation is very straightforward, and directly classifies Yang Su as a rebellious minister and thief. The tragedy of the Liangyi Temple, which I had so many innocent people killed, that lingered in my mind, came back to my mind. I looked at the maids behind him and thought of their fragile lives, and I didn't know what to do for a moment.

After thinking about it for a long time, I slowly said, "There is no change. ”

Yang Guang looked at me for a long time, and said with a slight smile: "No change?" Very well, can I still trust you? ”

I knew it would be like this, and one of Yang Su's goals had been achieved.

In fact, since Yang Su told me that he was going to take me to Luoyang, I knew that Yang Guang would definitely be suspicious.

But I didn't take this matter too seriously, because I was not afraid of shadows, and I don't know what to think now, I think it's normal to be suspected, if Yang Guang doesn't doubt me, I will feel strange.

Of course, as a soy sauce maker, I am too lazy to follow Yang Su every day, but I have no friends in Luoyang City, so even if I want to go out of the city to go to Lang, I am only alone.

I walked along the moat, wanting to see the exterior of the prosperous Luoyang City in the past, and when I looked up, I saw an old man with a white beard standing by the river, brushing his beard while talking about something with a man who was not as old as him but also had a large beard. When I passed by them, I only heard the white-bearded old man talking about Lao Tzu's inaction, and the younger people on the side couldn't help nodding.

When I got closer, I found out that the younger person was Zheng Jibo, the former Guanglu doctor who resigned a year ago. I was about to walk up to say hello, when I saw another person walking in the distance, laughing in their direction: "The two donors have been waiting for a long time." ”

When I saw it, it was a monk, not young, his beard was also gray, and his clothes were a little ragged, but he didn't mind at all. I didn't believe in Buddhism at all, but since I met Xu Ruxiu, I have a sense of intimacy with Buddha, and I always feel that everything related to Buddha is related to her. Every time I see the statue of a deity in the main hall of a Buddhist temple, I think of her. The so-called love house and Wu, after a long time, I see that all the monks feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

Probably because I had been staring at them for too long, and before the monk could get closer, the younger man had already turned around, and was just about to say something, when he saw that it was me, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he said coldly: "It turned out to be the squire of the Ministry of Min, and the squire is also here to enjoy the mountains and rivers?" He was very polite when he spoke, and the white-haired old man on the side looked at him with a little confused expression.

I don't know why Zheng Jibo is so hostile to me, so I have to give up my hand and say: "The junior Li Jiancheng has seen the two seniors. ”

The white-haired old man smiled and said, "Li Gongzi doesn't have to be polite. "Hold me by the hand.

Zheng Jiboli also ignored me, and only said to the old man: "What you just said, 'Heaven and earth can last for a long time, because they are not self-generated, can live forever'? ”

The white-haired old man smiled: "It's okay to talk about it in the future." He pointed at me, "We have a relationship with this son, why don't we invite him to sit with us?" ”

He was asking, but he was sure. Zheng Jibo looked like he wanted to object, but he looked at the white-haired old man and finally nodded.

At this time, the monk who was far away also arrived, looked at me, and laughed: "The poor monk looks good at the little donor, and he is rich and noble. ”

I think the people here are pretty good except for one who is hostile to me. Wang Rengong once said that it is not too much to make friends, and in my previous experience, there is definitely no harm in making more friends. Thinking of this, I arched my hand and said, "Thank you, Zen Master." ”

After the introduction of the white-haired old man, I knew that this monk's name was Zhiyue.

"We're waiting for someone, and when he arrives, how about inviting Childe to the Humble House?" The white-haired old man looked into the distance, still brushing his beard.

I thought about it, and I didn't know how to excuse myself, so I nodded and agreed.

Zheng Jibo didn't bother to say a word to me on the side, and when everyone didn't have the meaning to speak, he said to me with a cold face: "Shilang has good means, he has to be favored by the emperor, and he is valued by Yang Su, and he really has a bright future." ”

I don't know how to answer, this Zheng Jibo, I heard that the reason why he resigned a year ago was because he offended the powerful minister Yang Su, I thought of this, and I felt that it was better not to worry too much about him.